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Pick Your Own Apples are open for the 2025 season!
Please be sure to call our Pick-Your-Own Hotline at 860-349-6015 for the latest picking conditions and updates, or check out our Facebook page for daily updates. Please note that since we had an early Spring this year, we are expecting our apple season to end around late October. Picking will also be more in the back of the rows, there will be more walking to find apples.
Our Pick Your Own Apple trees are nestled on 200 acres of Pick Your Own fruit orchards and fields overlooking the scenic Connecticut River Valley. We have one of the largest apple orchards in Connecticut. It's no wonder why Lyman Orchards was voted Connecticut's Best Pick Your Own Farm and the Nation's Best Apple Orchard for 2025!
Pick Your Own Apples
If you're looking for a fun way to spend a day in Connecticut, a visit to Lyman Orchards PYO Apple Orchards is the perfect destination for a wholesome, fun, family-friendly getaway! And because we grow so many varieties of fruits, it's worth the trip! The Apple season lasts for 12 weeks (mid August-mid November) and traditionally overlaps the Peach season (mid July-Late September) and the Pear Season (mid August - late September).
For the best PYO apples experience, be sure to check our Facebook Page for daily updates, and read our pick your own tips
$16.00 for a ½ peck bag
$26.00 for a peck bag
$47.00 for a ½ bushel bag
Lyman Orchards has 30,000 apple trees spread over 100 sprawling acres. We grow 30 varieties of apples. Some of our early season apples include Ginger Gold, Early Mac, Ruby Red (Free-Red), Paula Red, Empress, and Sunrise. Other varieties include, Gala, Jonamac, McIntosh, Cortland, Honey Crisp, Macoun, Spencer, Liberty, Fuji, Jonagold, Empire, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Ida Red, Crispin, Cameo, Rome, Braeburn, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, and Ever Crisp.
Like our peaches, our apples are Eco-certified, grown using agricultural methods that preserve and protect our orchards’ ecology. Click here to learn more about eco-certified.
Apple picking is a great family friendly activity!
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There are so many tasty ways to include these nutritious fruits into your breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert!
Spend a morning or afternoon apple picking at Connecticut’s Sweet Spot®, Lyman Orchards in Middlefield, CT
View Our Apple Varieties Availability Chart
While apple picking season is generally considered to be in the fall, each variety essentially has its own little “mini-season.” So keep checking the Pick Your Own hotline 860-349-6015 for updated “what’s picking” news and don’t miss out on trying each variety – you may just discover some new favorites!
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32 Reeds Gap Rd
Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-6000
700 Main Street
Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-6031
70 Lyman Road
Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-6033
105 South Street
Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-6015
💚 Help Support Jamaica’s Recovery After Hurricane Melissa 🙏
Now through December 31st, Lyman Orchards is raising funds to help families in Jamaica rebuild after Hurricane Melissa, a devastating Category 5 storm that struck on October 28, 2025. 💔
This cause is especially close to our hearts — every year, we’re honored to work alongside an incredible team of Jamaican guest workers who are essential to our harvest. Many have been part of the Lyman family for years, and now their communities need our help more than ever. 🌎❤️
Here’s how you can make a difference:
🧾 Round Up at the Register – When you shop at the Apple Barrel Farm Market, round up your purchase or donate any amount.
💻 Donate Online – Give directly to The Salvation Army’s Hurricane Melissa Jamaica Relief Fund.
👉 Learn more and donate: lymanorchards.com/help-support-jamaicas-recovery-after-hurricane-melissa ... See MoreSee Less
🍎🍏Pick Your Own Update for Friday, November 7th at Lyman Orchards, proudly voted the #1 Apple Orchard in the Nation by USAToday!
Picking supplies are excellent. The best apple supplies are toward the middle and the ends of the rows and there is quite a bit of walking involved.
PYO Apples are open today from 9AM-3:30PM. The Apple varieties are Macoun, Empire, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Crispin, Ida Red, Fuji, Rome, Cameo, Braeburn, and Granny Smith.
The Corn Maze season is over. Thank you to all who attended this year’s Maze. We hope you enjoyed the CT Pizza theme.
PYO Apple Price:
$16 per ½ peck bag
$26 per peck bag
$47 per ½ bushel bag
Price includes the cost of the container. We provide containers, customers are not allowed to bring their own containers.
Follow the signs to the picking location.
Be sure to visit the Apple Barrel after picking for great food and a unique shopping experience. ... See MoreSee Less
🎄✨ Host a Holiday Party to Remember at Lyman Orchards! 🍽️🥂
Book your holiday party by November 10th, 2025 and get 50% OFF venue rental fees for events held Sunday–Thursday in November & December! 🎁
From cozy gatherings to lively celebrations, we’ve got the perfect spot:
🏠 The Lyman Homestead – historic charm for 25–65 guests
🍷 1741 Pub & Grill Buyout – stunning views for 65–85 guests
🔥 The Lower Grill Room – cozy & casual for 25–50 guests
Let’s make your holiday celebration unforgettable! ❤️
👉 Learn more: lymanorchards.com/host-a-holiday-party-to-remember-at-lyman-orchards ... See MoreSee Less
🍎🍏Pick Your Own Update for Thursday, November 6th at Lyman Orchards, proudly voted the #1 Apple Orchard in the Nation by USAToday!
Picking supplies are excellent. The best apple supplies are toward the middle and the ends of the rows and there is quite a bit of walking involved.
PYO Apples are open today from 9AM-3:30PM. The Apple varieties are Macoun, Empire, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Crispin, Ida Red, Fuji, Rome, Cameo, Braeburn, and Granny Smith.
The Corn Maze season is over. Thank you to all who attended this year’s Maze. We hope you enjoyed the CT Pizza theme.
PYO Apple Price:
$16 per ½ peck bag
$26 per peck bag
$47 per ½ bushel bag
Price includes the cost of the container. We provide containers, customers are not allowed to bring their own containers.
Follow the signs to the picking location.
Be sure to visit the Apple Barrel after picking for great food and a unique shopping experience. ... See MoreSee Less
🎄Win a FREE Fresh-Cut Christmas Tree! 🎄
🖍️Lyman Orchards is proud to host the 2025 Connecticut Christmas Tree Coloring Contest in partnership with the Connecticut Christmas Tree Growers Association , Inc.
🎅✨🗓️ Now through November 14th at the Apple Barrel Farm Market!
👧🧒 Open to Connecticut residents (Grades K–4) — with 10 statewide winners!
🎨 Coloring pages & crayons are available right at the Apple Barrel.
Winning entries will be featured on the CCTGA website! 🌲💚👉 Learn more: lymanorchards.com/2025-ct-christmas-tree-coloring-contest ... See MoreSee Less
🍎🍏Pick Your Own Update for Wednesday, November 5th at Lyman Orchards, proudly voted the #1 Apple Orchard in the Nation by USAToday!
Picking supplies are excellent. The best apple supplies are toward the middle and the ends of the rows and there is quite a bit of walking involved.
PYO Apples are open today from 9AM-3:30PM. The Apple varieties are Macoun, Empire, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Crispin, Ida Red, Fuji, Rome, Cameo, Braeburn, and Granny Smith.
The Corn Maze season is over. Thank you to all who attended this year’s Maze. We hope you enjoyed the CT Pizza theme.
PYO Apple Price:
$16 per ½ peck bag
$26 per peck bag
$47 per ½ bushel bag
Price includes the cost of the container. We provide containers, customers are not allowed to bring their own containers.
Follow the signs to the picking location.
Be sure to visit the Apple Barrel after picking for great food and a unique shopping experience. ... See MoreSee Less